The Colchester Community Theatre will stage the famed Rodgers and Hammerstein musical production of the fairy tale in February, and actors are busy with rehearsals.

The production by local volunteer actors is based on a 1997 teleplay for a TV film that starred Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her fairy godmother. It also featured Jason Alexander and Whoopi Goldberg.

That production was a third remake of TV airings in 1965 and 1957. The original, a live broadcast reportedly viewed by more than 100 million people, starred Julie Andrews in the title role.

Online tickets

For the first time, tickets for the community theater;s annual musical can be ordered online.

They are available now through Colchester Parks and Recreation. Go to colchestercommunitytheatre.com and choose “buy tickets” on the welcome page.

In-person ticket sales are available at the Colchester Parks and Recreation Department in Town Hall or at Copies Plus...more, 31 Halls Hill Road.

CCT will also be offering cash and check ticket sales at the entrance to Bacon Academy auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday nights during January and February. Tickets will be available at the door on performance days, subject to availability.

Show times

Performances will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 and 16 and 2 p.m. Feb. 16 and 17, all at the Bacon Academy auditorium. Ticket prices are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and children age 12 and younger. Preferred seating tickets (a maximum of 50 each performance) are available for $20 each.

CCT is selling advertisement space in its program as well as sponsorship levels offering free tickets and preferred seating to offset the cost of the costume rentals and set and props construction. For additional information, call producer Donna Brown at (860) 537-3215.